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New From Rio Grande Custom Grips: Compact/Officer 1911 Grips
Chinese new year doesn’t come around again until February. But if you want to be sure to honor your ancestors in style, you’ll want to get your order in for these red dragon-emblazoned 1911 officer-sized stocks from Rio Grand ... Read More
CA Wild Pigs + Hunting Restrictions = Damnation
“Water destined for 3,000 thirsty farms burst through an irrigation canal just east of Sanger on Sunday,” abc30.com reports. “The water flooded adjacent fields and forced the temporary evacuation of nearby homes. Repairs to the canal and cleanup are now underway. ... Read More
Question of the Day: What’s the Most Operator Operating Operationally Thing You Have/Do?
Over at our Facebook page, Nick changes the profile pic at will. His latest photo [as above] shows a suppressed SIG SAUER 1911-style .22. Very handy. And speaking of hands, did you notice that the model’s wearing his watch with ... Read More
Restaurant Website Asks: Guns In Restaurants? A Reader Responds
Yesterday, over on TTAG’s immensely popular Facebook page, I linked to an article at restaurant-hospitality.com. Editor-in-Chief Michael Sanson wondered Do guns belong in restaurants? “What you have here may well be a damned if you do damned if you don’t scenario,” Sanson advised restauranteurs. “What’s ... Read More
Violence Policy Center Targets Hispanics in New Gun Control Push
I’m not sure what “Hispanic” means. An Argentinian wouldn’t place themselves in the same ethnic group as a Mexican, would they? Come to think of it, why does the ATF form 4473 now divide ethnicity into Hispanic of Latino or Non-Hispanic or Latino? Excuse ... Read More
John Walsh Wants to Be the New Piers Morgan
“’I am the guy that has seen both sides of the issue,’ (new CNN host John) Walsh told reporters Monday. ‘I own guns. I’m the father of a murdered child. I’ve done nothing but track violence in America since my ... Read More
Quote of the Day: The Importance of Being Ernest About Gun Control Edition
“Selfishness is not living your life as you wish, it is asking others to live their lives as you wish.” – Oscar Wilde
Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Killer Tortoise Edition
“Charles Onegiu, who is attached to Ndew Police Post in Ndew sub-county, says he was in his grass-thatched hut sipping away on a cup of tea when the incident happened,” newvision.co.ug reports. “The tortoise crept in and when Onegiu tried to ... Read More
Travis Pike’s Gun Control Crazies’ Comment Cache: Georgia Drawdown Edition
You may remember the story of a Georgia gun owner openly carrying a firearm who demanded that another Georgia gun owner openly carrying a firearm show his permit. Gun owner number one drew his gun. He was arrested. TTAG awarded ... Read More
IKEA Cop Carve-Out Highlights Gun-Free Zone Hypocrisy
Dateline: July 4, Ikea, College Park, Seattle. “Takoma Park Police Chief Alan Goldberg had stopped in with his daughter. Goldberg was in uniform because he had worked that morning at the city’s July 4 parade,” nbcnews.com reports, “and would be back ... Read More
Students Comfortable with Guns on Idaho Campus
As I followed the story of the Idaho legislature making the carrying of guns on campus legal for a small subset of students that were highly trained, it was shocking to see how much silly disinformation was published in an ... Read More
AZ Driver’s License Ruling Highlights Gun Control Hypocrisy
Gun control advocates talk about “easy access to guns.” They don’t want to deny guns to law-abiding Americans. Just certain types of guns. And ammunition magazines. I mean, just “bad guys.” And mentally ill people. How do you make the distinction? Background checks! If everyone who ... Read More
Random Thoughts About Gun Reviews
I may have kicked the hornet’s nest a little bit. The Remington R51 review I wrote and the subsequent calling out of Shooting Illustrated, caused something of an internet kerfuffle. Now that things seem to have calmed down I wanted to take ... Read More
How NOT to Buy an NFA Device
It seems like more and more of my day is filled with handling the administration of items regulated by the National Firearms Act of 1934. And with the influx of new silencer, SBR and machinegun buyers, there’s a flood of ... Read More
NJ Governor Christie: Why I Vetoed the Mag Cap Ban
New Jersey Governor and presidential hopeful Chris Christie dropped this video yesterday, explaining why he vetoed the ammunition magazine capacity bill that landed on his desk. The word “reload” was never mentioned. It’s all about the slippery slope. Which is ... Read More
Question of the Day: Is This A Gun Prank We Can All Get Behind?
“Nestled in the heart of Silver Lake on Hyperion Avenue is the shuttered MJ’s gay bar that sits next to a busy Trader Joe’s,” laist.com reports. “And over the weekend, local folks got punked into thinking that a new owner ... Read More
Gun Review: Magnum Research Baby Eagle II .45
By Rob Aught I once joked that my ideal handgun is a CZ-75 chambered in .45 ACP that costs $1. Well, no handgun costs a buck and CZ doesn’t make the CZ-75 in .45. They do make the CZ-97, which ... Read More
Everytown for Gun Safety Wimps Out
Yesterday, we deconstructed Michael Bloomberg’s gun control questionnaire; the former New York City mayor’s political purity test for unlocking hizzoner’s $50m campaign war chest. Today, I noticed that newyorkmag.com noticed something about the survey that I hadn’t noticed. “Everytown for Gun Safety ... Read More
New Bullets Mean Certain Death! Or Not
“If one Georgia company is successful, accidental shootings that injure people may become a thing of the past,” Jesse Berney opines at bluenationreview.com. “That’s because if people start using their bullets, pretty much every person who gets shot will die.” ... Read More
Quote of the Day: I Feel A Little Safer Just Knowing That Edition
“Many people who own guns seem fixated on them. Is that worrisome? Are they safe to be around? I don’t own a gun because I know I am NOT sufficiently predictable and level headed, and I haven’t been drunk since ... Read More